Jesus and Prayer in the Gospel of Luke

ReferencesThe Prayers of Jesus
3:21Jesus is praying as the heavens are opened at his baptism
5:16Jesus would often withdraw to desolate places and pray
6:12Jesus goes to the mountain to pray and continues all night in prayer before he chooses the Twelve
9:18Jesus is praying alone before asking who the crowds say he is
9:28–36Jesus goes with Peter, James, and John up on the mountain to pray and is transfigured
10:21–22Jesus prays to thank God the Father in the Holy Spirit for concealing and revealing
11:1–4Jesus is praying and then teaches his disciples to pray
22:17, 19Jesus prays to give thanks to God for the cup and for the bread
22:32Jesus tells Peter that he has prayed that Peter’s faith may not fail
22:41Jesus prays about “the cup”
22:44Jesus prays more earnestly
ReferencesJesus’ Teachings on Prayer and Exhortations to Pray
6:28Jesus teaches people to pray for those who abuse them
10:2Jesus teaches people to pray earnestly for the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers
11:5–13Jesus teaches the disciples to persist in prayer and assures them the Father will give the Holy Spirit
18:1Jesus tells the parable of the unjust judge to teach his disciples always to pray and not to lose heart
18:9–14Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, contrasting their prayers
19:46Jesus says that the temple is to be a house of prayer
20:47Jesus warns against the scribes, who make long prayers for show
21:36Jesus warns his disciples to pray for strength to escape the things that will take place at the end and to stand before the Son of Man
22:40, 46Jesus tells his disciples to pray that they may not enter into temptation

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